Stacey Adimando

Peanut Butter Cookies

Preparation info
  • Makes:

    3 Dozen

    Cookies
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Cookiepedia: Mixing Baking, and Reinventing the Classics
The Cookiepedia

By Stacey Adimando

Published 2011

  • About

This cookie has gone mainstream for a reason: It’s salty and sweet and out of this world when served with a tall glass of cold milk—total comfort food. This version has a surprisingly light, crumbly texture.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • ½

Method

  1. Cream the butter and sugars for a minute or two until they look light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and continue to mix until combined.
  2. Add the peanut butter—get every last drop with a spatula—and mix until completely combined. The mixture will start to look silky and smell peanuty.
  3. Sift the flour with the baking soda and salt. Add the flour mix